Webthe state’s hunt for the mob of killers in one of georgia’s most notorious lynchings is officially over after more than seven decades of failed efforts to solve the case. Webcarlton gary, the stocking strangler, is one of georgia's most notorious serial killers and is currently on death row. He was convicted of raping and strangling. Webhere is a look at some of georgia’s most notorious executions: Death row and the death penalty in georgia john eldon smith: Smith was the first person. Webfor six months in the late 1970s, the quaint southern town of columbus, georgia, was terrorized by a serial killer known as the “stocking strangler,” who raped.
